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500 Yuan Peacocks
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Value | 500 Yuan (500元, 五佰圓) |
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| Obverse description | A detailed architectural rendering of the Hall of Supreme Harmony (Taihedian) within the Forbidden City, Beijing, depicted in finely engraved relief against a mirror-polished field. The monumental imperial palace facade is shown frontally, with its characteristic double-eaved hip roof, colonnaded gallery, and broad ceremonial staircase leading to the foreground. The Chinese inscription 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) arcs along the upper periphery in bold Chinese characters. The date 1993 appears in the lower field below the staircase in Arabic numerals. |
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| Reverse description | Two peacocks are depicted in a lush garden setting rendered in finely detailed relief. The male peacock stands prominently at center with its magnificent tail fully fanned and spread in display, its intricate feather ocelli rendered with exceptional sculptural precision. A female peacock stands in the left foreground, her elongated tail trailing gracefully toward the lower field. The composition is framed by blooming peony branches at left and a gnarled plum tree with blossoming sprays at right, evoking the classical Chinese decorative tradition. The denomination 500元 appears at the upper left, with the purity and weight inscriptions 5oz Au.999 engraved along the lower arc. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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